EU, Russia and Ukraine to hold talks on Ukraine's EU bid, Barroso says

The European Union, Russia and Ukraine are going to hold trilateral talks devoted to Ukraine's integration into the EU in Brussels on July 11, President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso says. 

The parties are expected to focus on the association agreement the EU and Ukraine are set to sign. The meeting is going to be hosted by European Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht.